1. Where was William Shakespeare born?
   1) London
   2) Cardiff 
   3)Stratford-upon-Avon
2. What does the word «Shakespeare» mean?
   1) «потрясающий копьем»
   2) «бардопоклонство»
   3) «метающий копье»
3. How many Shakespeare’s plays are classified as historical?
   1) 7
   2) 10
   3) 12
4. Who killed Richard III?
   1)The Earl of Richmond
   2) The Duke of Albany
   3)Richard II
5. The group of four plays knows as the “major tetralogy” is…
   1) Richard III, King John, Henry VIII, 1 Henry VI
   2) 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, Richard III
   3) Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V
6. Which history play opens with the lines:
“O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend 
The brightest heaven of invention, 
A kingdom for a stage, princes to act, 
And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!”
   1) Henry VI
   2) Henry IV
   3) Henry V
7. In 1613 the Globe Theatre burned down during the performance. What play was it?
   1) Richard II
   2) Henry V
   3) Henry VIII
8. Complete the following famous line from Hamlet: 
“Something is rotten in the state of …”
   1) England
   2) Denmark
   3) Venice
9. Where had Hamlet studied before he returned to Denmark?
   1) Wittenberg
   2) Oslo
   3) London
10. Who says, “ Good night, sweet prince,                     
And flights of angels sing three to thy rest.”?
   1) Fortinbras
   2) Horatio
   3) Chorus
11. Was the Globe Theatre…
   1) A Roman Amphitheater
   2) An Elizabethan Theatre
   3) An Elizabethan sports stadium
12. The line “To be or not to be “comes from which play?
   1) Richard II
   2) Julius Caesar 
   3) Hamlet
13. Shakespeare was the father of ___ children.
   1) 1
   2) 2
   3) 3
14. “ Men of  few words are the best” is a quote from?
   1) King Richard III
   2) Henry V
   3) The merry Wives of  Windsor
15. Which is the last play written by William Shakespeare?
   1) As you like it
   2) The Tempest
   3) Henry V
16. How many lines does the sonnet have?
   1) 12
   2) 8
   3) 14
17. What’s the name of the last two lines of an English sonnet?
   1) Couplet
   2) Turn
   3) Metaphor
18. Which of the following word was invented by Shakespeare?
   1) Assassination
   2) Distort
   3) Puke
19. Shakespeare was also called
   1) Great imaginer
   2) Bard of Avon
   3) Avon’s son
20. What is Shakespeare’s shortest play?
   1) Macbeth
   2) The Comedy of  Errors
   3) Troilus and Cressida

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